The current price of a stock is $20. In 1 year, the price will be either $26 or$16. The annual risk-free rate is 5%. Find the price of a call option on thestock that has a strike price of $21 and that expires in 1 year. (Hint: Use dailycompounding.)

The price of a stock is currently $37.         Over the next half year, the price is anticipated to rise to $42 or decline to $36. The upside has a 60% probability of occurring. The risk-free interest rate is 5% p.a.. What is the price of a six month call option with an exercise price of $38?

The market price of JS stock is currently $30. It is known that at the end of three months it will be either $33 or $27. The risk-free interest rate is 8% per annum with continuous compounding. (a) Use a one-step binomial tree to calculate the value of a three-month European put option on the JS stock with a strike price of $31? Use no-arbitrage arguments (you need to show how to set up the riskless portfolio). (b) Use the same one-step binomial tree and your results from (a) to determine the price of a three-month American put option on the JS stock with a strike price of $31

The following information is given: Time to expiration 1 year. Standard deviation 40% per year. Exercise price $72. Stock price $72. Risk free rate 4% a year.   Use the Black–Scholes formula to find the value of the calloption. What is the value of the put option with the same exercise price and time to expiration? What is the value of the call option if time to expiration is 3 years? What is the value of the call option if the standard deviation is 20%? What is the value of the call option if the exercise price is $90? What is the value of the call option if the current stock price is $50? What is the value of the call option if the risk-free rate is 8%?

A stock is currently selling for $39. In one period, the stock will move up by a factor of 1.29 or down by a factor of .53. A call option with a strike price of $50 is available. If the risk-free rate of interest is 2.5 percent for this period, what is the value of the call option?

The current price of a stock is $20. In 1 year, the price will be either $28 or $15. The annual risk-free rate is 7%. The data has been collected in the Microsoft Excel Online file below. Open the spreadsheet and perform the required analysis to answer the question below. Find the price of a call option on the stock that has a strike price is of $25 and that expires in 1 year. (Hint: Use daily compounding.) Assume 365-day year. Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to the nearest cent.

Use the Black-Scholes formula to find the value of the put option using the next data: Stock price: $5.03 Time to expiration: 176 days (365 days in a year) The volatility of a stock return: 65% per year Strike price: $5 Risk-free interest rate: 1% per year